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Missouri high school suspends student for recording teacher who spouted racial slurs in class

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A student at Glendale High School in Springfield, Missouri recorded a teacher saying racial slurs in class – and the school suspended the student in response, reported the Springfield News-Leader.

“Mary Walton, a sophomore, said her three-day out-of-school suspension started Friday and she will not be allowed to return to campus until Wednesday,” reported Claudette Riley. “It was the maximum penalty available for a first-time offense involving ‘inappropriate use of electronic devices’ at the high school level, according to the student handbook.”

In justifying her decision to record her teacher, Walton said that she “wanted proof that he said it so I could give it to the office and hold him accountable for what he said.”

According to Walton, the teacher used a racial slur “six times in total” after butting into a student conversation and demanding to know “Why are you allowed to say it and I am not?”

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